In past centuries, the gender gap in mathematics was quite large, possibly due to social inequality, leading to the stereotype that women weren’t good at math. Even just a few decades ago, girls were ...

A version of this story was originally published by EdSource. Girls closed the gender gap in math; then the pandemic struckJust before the pandemic struck, girls had overtaken boys’ scores in math and ...

Many explanations for the gender gap in math skills don't hold up, suggests new research on math skills and gender in 86 countries. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive ...

New research findings by Kellogg School of Management Professor Paola Sapienza say social equality leads to better math skills for women 5/29/2008 - The gender gap in math perceived to exist between ...

The nature versus nurture argument over aptitude for science and math seems to resurface every few years, but recent studies are providing strong support for the argument that any gender gap is ...

(Updated) Rural India might not seem a likely place to study the roots of gender differences in math performance. But a new study of two tribes living in the northeast of the country offers intriguing ...